Milling machine



Nov. 25, 1941.

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Ott, Stratford, Coma, assignors to Van Norman I Machine Tool Company, Springfield, Mam, a corporation of Massachusetts Application July 23 8 Claims.

Our invention relates to. new and useful improvements in milling machines of the type employing an adjustable knee for carrying the work table and provided with a cutter spindle adapted to carry one or more cutters for operating upon work carried by thetable; The machine is provided with a large number of table feed changes arrived at through a series of gears latter being obtained primarily through cone 3 pulleys and belting which transmits power from a motor to an arbor shaft carrying-the cutters, and further through high and low speed gearing contained within the upper portion of the column said'gears preferably being manually operated, although provided with solenoid operating means for automatically stopping the spindle as for changing work, etc.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a milling machine with a sufllcient range of spindle speeds at changes of feed ratios applicable to modern cutting alloys with the greatest simplicity, thereby increasing emciency and re- The possibilities of the ducing maintenance. machine are extended as a result of a unique single table movement control. This control actuated manually or with a single line of trip I dogs facilitates not-only rapid traverse of the table in either direction, but also a change from rapid traverse to feeding rate movements while the table is traveling in a single direction. The above-feed and return movements may be performed automatically or manually by means of a single hand lever capable of slightly varying operations to bring about the change of speeds of the table as well as stopping the travel of the table.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 shows a-front elevation of the upper portion of our improved milling machine;

Fig. 2 is a sectional Jelevation on a slightly reduced scale of the machine as seen'from the opposite side of Fig. 1, the side of the column of the machine being removed better to illustrate the internal mechanism:

Fig. 3 shows a central vertical sectional vie taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2,- the table and knee being in elevation;

Fig. 4 shows an enlarged sectional plan view taken on line 4-4 of Figs. 2 and 7;

1938, Serial No. 220,882

Fig. 5 is a detached plan view of the gear carrying drum shown at the right in Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a detailed cross-sectional view taken on line 6- -6 of Fig. 4 better to illustrate the gear 5 shifting means? a Fig. 7 shows a vertical cross-section taken on line l-l of Fig. 4;

Fig. 8 is a vertical section on line 84 of Fig. 7;

Fig. 9 is adetailed cross-section taken on line 9-9 of Fig. 4 better to illustrate the clutch operating means; a

Fig. 10 is an enlarged vertical section, see line llll0 of Fig. 11; through the upper portion of the column better to illustrate the mechanism shown in the upper portion of Fig. 2;

Fig. 11 shows a side elevation view of the upper portion of the column with closure plate removed, illustrating the mechanism, contained therein, as seen from the right of Fig. 10;

Fig. 12 is a detached inside view of the closure plate l1 and attached gear shifting means, see Figs. 10, 11, and 12;

Fig. 13 is a top planviewof the right-hand end portion of the work table shown in Fig. 1, the table being broken away to show the automatic reversing mechanism within the table;

Fig. 14 shows an enlarged top plan view broken away of the edge portion of the table as seen from the nearside of Fig. 1, better to illustrate the tripping dogs; and

Fig. '15 shows an enlarged front view of the table, dogs, and'reversing mechanism shownin Figs. 1, 13, and 14. Referring now to the characters of reference marked upon the drawings, l6 represents a hollow frame or column upon which the several parts of our machine are mounted and having a removable closure plate ll positioned on the sideas seen in Figs. 2, 10, and 11, whereby access may be had to the mechanism contained within the upper portion of the column. The machine further includes other removable closure plates l8 and is, see Fig. 3, whereby other parts within 45 the column are made accessible. The base of l the column extends forward to form a tubular support in which a sleeve 2| is threaded in a nut 21a, the sleeve having a flange 22 on its upper end. This sleeve has, threaded into it a screw 2: that is longitudinallyfi x ed to and projects downward from the ,adjustably mounted knee 24 that carries the work table 25. I

Referring to Fig. 4, itx-will be seen that this adjustable knee is provided'with a vertical dovetailed way 26 thatis iitted fcr vertical adiustment on a dovetailed runway 21 on the front side of the column so that with the turning of the screw 23 the knee and its table may be caused to slide up and down upon the dovetailed runway for positioning the table at desired heights with respect to the cutter arbor, This screw 23 is adapted to be turned to accomplish these adjustments through the medium of a shaft 29 journaled in the knee housing and having its squared end 29 exposed for engagement by a wrench or other tool for turning the same. The inner end of this shaft, see Figs. 4 and '1, is provided with a bevel pinion 30 which meshes with a larger bevel pinion 3| upon the threaded shaft 23.

The several mechanisms of the machine derive their power from an electric motor 32 (Figs. 2 and3) mounted upon an adjustable motor brack et 33 positioned in the base of the column and 'hingedly connected as at 34 to one side of the column. The bracket is supported near the opposite side by an adjustable rod 35, the lower end ofwhich is hingedly connected to the free end of the bracket 33 and whose upper end is similarly connected as at 36 to a segment 31 forming a part of an adjustable hanger 38 (Fig. 4)

whose opposite end portion is hingedly supported on a shaft 39 journaled in bearings 40 of the column. A shaft 4| is journaled in. the hanger 38' and as will be seen carries a motor driven pulley 42 upon its inner end that is connected by belts 43 to a pulley on the motor shaftand whereby the said shaft 4| is driven. On the other end of the gear 11.

of this shaft is mounted a cone-pulley 44 which serves to transmit power to the upper part of the machine, later to be referred to. An intermediate sprocket 45 is also mounted upon the shaft 4| and is connected by a silent chain 46 with a sprocket 41 on the beforementioned shaft 39. This latter shaft also carries a sprocket 48 that is connected by a chain belt 49 with a sprocket 50 in the base of the machine that is mounted on a short shaft 5|, see Fig. 3, that carries a beveLplnion 52 which meshes with and drives a like pinion 53 on a vertical splined shaft 54 that extends up into the knee housing 24 and serves to convey power to the mechanisms therein contained for reciprocating the table through a multiple change speed gearing shown in Figs. 4 and 7 and later to be described.

This hanger 38, of which the beforementioned segment 31 forms a part (Figs. 2 and 4) is adapt- 1 ed to be raised and lowered to permit shifting andadjustment of the belt 6| on cone pulley 44 without disturbing-the belt 43 or the chain 46 through the operation of a handle 55', see Figs. 2 and 4, which projects out from the side of the machine, is mounted upon a shaft 56 journaled in a bracket of the housing, and carries a small pinion 51 which meshes with the segment in a way to raise and lower the same and its hanger with the movement of the handle 55. A sleeve 53 is mounted on and secured to the shaft 55 and has a threaded peripheral surface upon which a nut 59 is mounted, the said nut having tion whereby it may be turned up against the bearing 60 in a way to lock the shaft and its pinion for the purpose of holding the segment and its hanger in a fixed position after being adjusted and at the same time mounting it in such a manner as to permit these adjustments to take place from time to. time as occasion may require.

From the cone pulley 44a belt connection 6| is provided with a similar but somewhat smaller cone pulley 62 that is mounted upon a rotatable clutch member 63 that is journaled in bearings 64 in the partition 65 of the upper part of the column. This clutch member includes an annular bearing and spider 66 that engages certain of the clutch plates 61 mounted, upon a sleeve 68 which engages the remaining plates in the usual manner. On the opposite side of these plates from bearing 66 is a collar 69 having an annular groove therein to receive shoes 10 of an arm 1| secured on a rocker shaft 12. 'One end of a driven shaft 13 is journaled in the clutch member 63 and extends through the beforementioned sleeve 68 and has its other end journaled in the column. The inner end portion of this shaft is provided with a keyway 14 to secure the clutch sleeve 68 to the shaft 13. A brake member 15 is pinned to the'shaft 13 and serves. to be engaged by the brake shoe 16 when the rocker shaft 12 is operated to release the clutch and automatically apply the brake. The brake member 15 is normally positioned in a pocket in the side This gear is provided with a sleeve which is mounted upon the splined portion of the shaft 13 and upon the end portion of this sleeve is formed a smaller gear 18 that is located in spaced relation to the larger beforementioned gear 11. The said gears 11 and 18 always run together. and drives a gear 19 which together with the gear 11 is'provided with herringbone teeth which not only produce an eflicient and quiet running gear drive but also insure the sliding of the two together so that in case one is slid upon itsshaft the other gear is also moved with it. These gears together with the gear 18 serve as alternative drives for the clutch face gear on an arbor shaft 8| which is positioned in the column above the beforementioned shaft 13.

In this connection it will be noted that the gear 80 is keyed to the shaft 8| and thus serves to drive the same either slowly through the smaller gear 18 on the lower shaft or more rapidly through the engagement of the clutch teeth 82 on the gear 19 with-the clutch teeth 83 on the face of the gear 80. The slidable clutch faced gear 19 is mounted .upon a sleeve 84 carried on the shaft 8| and is held against longitudinal movement in one direction by the nut 85 threadably engaging the shaft 8| which forms a positioning stop for the gear 19 when in the position shown in Fig. 3. is a herringbone gear and is thus adapted to be carried along on the sleeve 84 with the longitudinal movement of the dual gears 11 and 18 splined shifting device comprises'a hand lever 86 that is mounted upon a short shaft 81 supported on.

the closure plate |1 beforementioned and carries a small pinion 88 on its inner end. This pinion engages a rack 89 that is mounted to slide horizontally in ways 90 which, as will be seen from Figs. 10,-11, and 12, are secured to the inner face of the beforementioned closure plate l1. This slidable rack carries a yoke 9| that straddles the The gear 11 meshes with- This gear .19 as before stated.

to move it to theright and left by the operation of the handle 86.and its shaft 01. This handle is provided with a detent a for engagement with pockets in the plate to retain the parts in their adjusted positions. 4

The rocker shaft 12 is operated by the handle 200 shown on the side of themachine in Fig. 10 or it may be electrically operated by means of the following gearing. An arm 92 that is also mounted on the rocker shaft 12 is connected by links 93 with a rack 94 which is slidably mounted in a housing 95 secured to the inner faces of the column I6 shown in Fig. 10. 96 that is journaled in the housing 95 carries two small pinions 98 and 99 of diflerent diameters, the former of which is engaged by the said rack 94 and the latter with a somewhat similar rack I that is also slidably mounted in the beforementioned housing and has its upper end connected to an armature IOI of an electrical solenoid I02. From this it will be seen that with the operation of the solenoid, the pinions 98 and 99 together with their shaft will be operated in a way to move the racks in the same direction though at different speeds and thereby operate the arm 92 on the rocker shaft 12 in a way to disengage the clutch 61 to stop the clutch shaft 13 and the spindle BI and to also operate the brake 16 as is necessary to insure a quick stoppage of the spindle driving gears. When the solenoid is'once actuated to release the clutch the latter remains in released position until it is again manually engaged by the bandle 200.

Referring next to the work table feed mechanism (Figs. 4, 7, 8, and 9) contained within and upon the knee 24, it will be seen that the driven shaft 54 extends up into the knee through a sleeve I03 positioned in the knee and carries a worm I04 and abevel gear I05, the latter meshing with a bevel pinion I05 free on a horizontal shaft I01 journaled in bearings I09 and I09. The bevel pinion I06 has a clutch face which is engaged by a movable clutch member IIO keyed to slide on and rotate with the said horizontal shaft. The clutch member is operated through a yoke III secured to a slid'ablerack II2, see

Figs. 4, 8, and 9; whereby said clutch may be.

shifted to the right or left from the neutral position shown in Figs. 4 and 8 to engage either the'clutch face of the bevel pinion I06 or the clutch faced sleeve 3. This slidable yoke III has pivoted to it a finger II4 having a right angled portion normally retained in engagement with the face of yokeIII by means of aspring II5. If the clutch is moved towards gear I05 the point'of the finger depresses a button H6 of a switch II1 contained within the switch box H0. The switch is suitably connected to operate spindle stop solenoid I02, thereby stopping the rotation of the spindle when A short shaft The beforementioned rack 2, see Figs. 4 and 8, is suitably guided in the knee frame and engages an elongated gear I24 journaled in the frame. This gear, as will be seen in Figs. 4

and 8, also engages with a, vertical rack I25 which is slidably mounted in the knee housing and engages a gear I26 on a cross rotatable shaft I21 that extends through the lower portion of the saddle 95 so as to provide automatic shifting and hand operating mechanism for the' tabletraver se, as will be described.

Ilhe work table 25 is carried on the saddle 95 which is dovetailedas at I28 to receive a corre sponding way I29 formed on the work table and of an adjustable screw I3I carrying a graduated dial I32 and which is journaled crosswise in the knee and threadedly engages the saddle as at I33 (Fig. 7). The drive means for this table,

see Figs. 7 and 8, is derived through the before-- mentioned shafts 54 and I01 which latter shaft,

as will be seen, carries a gear I36 that meshes with anddrives a similar gear I31 on a shaft I38 mounted above the shaft I01 and passing through a bevel pinion I39 whose hub portion is journaled in a bracket I40 secured to the under side of the saddle 95, said pinion being splin'ed to receive the shaft I30 and to permit it to be moved therethrough with the adjustment of thesaddle upon the knee. This bevel pinion 839 meshes with and drivesa similar bevel pinion I4I that is carried on a short vertical shaft I42 journaled in the saddleand carrying a bevel gear I43. This latter gear, see Figs. '7 and 8, meshes with correspondingly beveled gears, I44 and I45 mounted to turn freely around the feed screw I45 that is journaled .in bearings I41 in opposite end portions of the work table 25 and is threaded into a nut I41 on the saddle 95. These gears I44 and I45 are provided with sleeves that are journaled in bearings I48 of the saddle 95 and are further provided with clutch faces that are adapted to be engaged by a double faced the clutch is shifted towards gear I06 to cause rapid traversing of the table to its starting position for reloading the work on the table. 'In 6 the reverse movement of the clutch the finger II4 yields and does not depress the button H5.

The sleeve II3 enclosing the horizontal shaft I01 carries two gears II9 and I20 that mesh with and are" driven by the associated sliding gears I2I and I22 on a cone gear shaft I23, through which change gearing later to be described is operated. These sliding gears. act as a supplementary change gear 'to increase the;

range of the latter change gearing.

' in the housing and forms abearing for a post.

clutch member I49 splined on the feed screw and adapted to be moved thereon to engage the clutch faces of either' of the said bevel gears I44 or I45 so as to drive the feed screw in a forward or backward direction and consequently move the table in either direction.

This slidable clutch member I49 is provided with a yoke I50 that encircles the clutch and carries. rollers I5I for engagement with the grooves in the clutch for sliding the same upon the spline which runs substantially throughout the length of the feed screw. One end portion of the yoke is hingedly connected to the saddle as at I52 while the other end is hingedly connected to an arm I35 that is secured to a ve'r-F -tical sleeve I 54 mounted for rotary movement 455 positioned therein for vertical sliding movem'ent. This post is provided with a rack I55 that is engaged by a segment I51 of a hand lever I53 carried by the sleeve I54 and throu h which the clutch I49 is operated to stop the movement of the'table, to shift its direction of lowe'red, whereby its connection with the beforementioned shaft I21 will serve to rock the latter and through itsline of connections to shift the secured to the beforementioned shaft I21. The

opposite edge portion of this rocker arm is engaged by a spring actuated frictional detent I58 which serves to hold the shaft in either extreme position, that is, with the clutchIIfl in engagementeither with the-gear I06 or with the sleeve H3. The rocker arm I35 secured on the sleeve I54 is also provided with a detent I62, see'Figs. 13 and 15, which likewise serves to hold the arm and its sleeve in neutral position;

and with a wedge-shaped detent 20I bearing against a spring pressed roller 202 to force, the rocker to either extreme position when-it is once displaced from neutral.

Therefore, when the handle I53 is raised the post is lowered from position shown 'in Figs. 8 and 15 which tends to rock the arm I58 and its shaft I21 which serves to engage the clutch I I"on shaft I01 with the sleeve II3 which erigagement remains in effect until the table reaches the end of its operative stroke, whereupon the wedge-shaped trip I34 on the righthand end of the table, see Figs. 1, 14, and 15, engages a notch I60 in the post I55, see Fig. 8,

drawing it up in a way to rotate the shaft I21 in the opposite direction and thereby permitting the detent I58 to shift the clutch IIO to engage the clutch face gear I06, thereby driving the shaft I01, its gear I36 and the gear I31 and the splined shaft I38 and from that through the beveled gears I 38 to the feed screw I46 of the table, at a relatively high rate of speed suitable for rapid traverse. There is some lost motion between the clutch H0 andits shifter III, so that the detent I59 will always ride over the high point of the member' I58 and cause full shifting motion of the clutch.

At the same time that'the wedge-shaped trip I34.raises the post I55 a ,dog 203 (Figs. 14 and 15) strikes the outer side of the lugs 204 on thesleeve I 54 which carry the handle I53. This dog is pivoted at 205 to the adjustable support 206 on which the trip I34 is mounted, and is pressed outwardly by a spring 201 of sumcient force to overcome the force of the detent I62 which tends to hold the member I35 in neutral position. The faceof the dog projects far enough tocarry the sleeve I54 past this neutral position; so that the detent I will cause the member I35, and therefore the clutch I48 to move from'engagement with one of the clutch it will be seen that the worm',l04 on the shaft 54'ma'y serve to transmit power from the said main driving shaft to all the mechanism contalned within the knee and table. This is accomplished through a worm gear I63, see Fig. 4,

' mounted on a shaft I61 Journaled in an adjust- I able cylindrical drum I68 which in turn is journaled in the knee housing. This shaft I61 carries a series of three spur gears I63, I10, and "I of different faces and diameters and which are driven through the said worm and gear. and are in engagement with a series of smaller pinions journaled in the casing of the drum. The smallest one of these spur gears, see Fig. 4, meshes with and drives a" single pinion I12 journaled in the drum casing while the gear I10, which is the next in size, meshes with and drives two small pinions I13 and I14 of different di ameters that are also journaled in the casing, of

the drum, whereas the larger one of these spur gears I 1| on the shaft I61 drives three small pinions I15, I16, and I11 of different diameters which are also iournaled. in the casing of the drum. From this it will be seen that each of the six smaller pinions carried inthe casing F of the drum are driven at a different peripheral speed from the three spur gears within the drum.

The drum, together with its gears are adapted.

to be rotatably adjusted within the knee housing as will be clearly apparent from Figs. 1, 4, and 5 of the drawings wherein it will be seen that the outer reduced hollow shaft portion} I1Ii of the drum is provided with a speed change in either direction to different fixed positions f dial I18 which carries two spring actuated detents I80 for engagement with sockets I8I so i as to permit the drum to be rotatably adjusted to insure the engagement of the respective pinions I68, I10, and In with the chosen one of the series of cone gears I82 on the cone,gear

shaft I23. As before stated, the gears carried in the casing of the drum are all of different diameters as are also the cone gears Just referred to and with which they singly engage on thei shaft I23. Of course additional gears mounted in the casing I66 and corresponding additional cone gears I82 may be provided 'to increase the range of speeds attainable with the change gear mechanism described. This range can also be increased by the change gears I2I and I22, which are moved aitematively into I engagement with the gears II 8 and I201 respectively, by a shifter 2I0 (Figs. 4 and 6) having a crank pivot 2 on [a shaft 2I2 extending through the knee 24 and bearings handle 2I3 provided with the usual spring pressed detent for holding it in either desired position.

faced gears I44, I45 into engagement with the the dog projects only far enough to permit the position.

Referring now to the speed change gearing, see Figs. 4 and 7, through which a number of detent, I62 to hold the member I35 in neutral changes of speed for the table may be obtained,

If, as at the termination of the rapid By this means it will be apparent that many different speeds forthe table may be provided and which are applicable to common practice,

still in no way altering the rate of rapid traverse which is constant.

In operation thespindle II is started by means of. the handle 200, and the handle I63 swung horizontally in the direction in which travel'is desired to engage clutch I48 with one of the clutch gears I44, I46. Since the table has previously carried post I66 into contact with one of the trips I34 the clutch I I0 "is in engagement with gear I06 and the table starts off with its rapid traverse movement. A dog 2I6 is pivoted at 2I6 to a carrier 2" adjustably secured to the table, and as the work approaches the cutter this dog rides over the beveled top of post I55, pushing the latter down. The clutch H is by this means work being done. The slow feed of the table continues until the work has been passed by the cutter, whereupon the previously adjusted trip I34 (as shown, that at the left in Fig. 1) raises the post I55, shifting the clutch H0 to give rapid traverse; andsimultaneouslythe clutch I49 is shifted completely over by contact of dog 203 with the lug 204 to reverse the direction of motion of the feed table. As clutch H0 is shifted the switch button H6 is depressed to cause stoppage of the tool spindle. The table travels back at a high rate of speed, the dog 2l5 pivoting over the top of the post I55 without causing-anyaction, until the second trip I34 (that at the right in Fig. 1) is reached. The post I55 having been 3. In a machine tool having a bed, a knee vertically movable on the bed, a saddle transversely movable on. the knee, a table longitudinally movable on the saddle, and a tool mounted for operation on work carried by the table; a main drive shaft extending from the bed into the knee, three parallel shaftsextending from front to back within the knee and laterally separated from each other, said shafts comprising a table driving shaft, a feed shaft, and an'intermediate shaft, a rapid traverse driving member aligned with said table driving shaft and coupled to the'maindrive shaft,

a sleeve surrounding said table drivingshaft,

gearing connecting the main drive shaft with the feed shaft, variable gearing coupling the feed shaft to the intermediate shaft, variable speed gearing coupling the intermediate shaft to the sleeve, a ,clutch intermediate the sleeve and rapid traverse driving member'and movable to couple the table driving shaft either tothe rapid traverse member or to the sleeve, and table shifting mechanism coupled to said table driving shaft at a previously raised, this .trip itself has no function;

but its associated dog 203, which has been pinned back as described, moves the clutch I49 into neutral position, bringing the machine to rest for the replacement of the work piece.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: V

1. In a machine tool having a bed, a knee vertically movable on the bed, a saddle transversely movable on the knee, a table longitudinally mov able on the saddle, and a tool mounted for operation upon work carried by the table; mechanism for moving the table in one or more directions relative to the tool comprising a main drive shaft extending from the bed into the knee, a table 7 driving shaft extending from front to back within the knee, a rapid traverse driving member axially aligned with the table driving shaft and coupled,

to the main driveshaft, a sleeve surrounding the table driving shaft, variable speed gearing 'cou-= pling the main drive shaft to the sleeve, a clutch intermediate the sleeve and rapid traverse driving member and movable to couple the table driving shaft either to the rapid ,traverse member or to the sleeve, and table shifting mechanism coupled to said table driving shaft at a point remote from said clutch and beyond'the sleeve. '2. In a machine tool having a bed, a knee vertically movable on the bed, a saddle transversely movable on the knee, a table longitudinally movable on the saddle, and a tool mounted for operation upon work carried by the table; mechanism for moving the table in one or more directions relative to the tool comprising a main drive shaft extending from the bed into the knee, a table driving shaft extending from front to back within the knee, a rapid traverse driving member axially aligned with said table driving shaft and geared directly to said main drive shaft ata point within the knee, a sleeve surrounding'the table driving shaft, a plurality of shafts mounted within the knee parallel to the table driving shaft, one of said parallelshafts carrying a gear coupled directly with the main drive shaft, an

other of said shafts carrying a gear coupled to said sleeve, variable speed gearing coupling said parallel shafts, a clutch intermediate the sleeve and rapid'traverse drivingmember and movable to couple the table driving shaft either to the rapid traverse driving member or to said sleeve, and table shifting mechanism coupled to-the table driving shaft at a point remote from the clutch andbeyond the sleeve. I

point remote from said clutch and beyondthe sleeve.

4. In a machine tool having a bed,a kneevertically movable on the bed, a saddle transversely movable on the knee, a table longitudinally movable on the saddle, and a tool mounted for operation on work carried by'the table; a vertical main drive shaft connected to the bed and extending upwardly into the knee near the rear of the latter, a bevel gear coupled to said vertical shaft, a second bevel gear meshing with the first and having its axis horizontal'and extending toward the front of the knee, a rapid traverse clutch coupled in axial alignment to said second bevei,

gear, so as to rotate therewith, a table driving shaft extending from the front of the knee rearwardly in alignment with said rapid traverse clutch and in adjacency thereto, a sleeve surrounding the table driving shaft, variable speed gearing couplingthe main drive shaft with said sleeve, a clutch sleeve mounted onthe'table driving shaft between the rapid traverse clutch and the sleeve for alternative engagement therewith, and table shifting mechanism coupled to the table driving shaft at a point remote from said clutch and beyond the sleeve.

5. In a machine tool having a bed, a knee vertically movable on the bed, a saddle transversely movable on the knee, a table longitudinally movable on the saddle, and a tool mounted for operation on work carried by the table; a vertical main drive shaft telescopically connecting the bed and the interior of the knee near the rear of the latter, a bevel gear coupled. to said vertical surrounding the table driving shaft, variable speedgearing coupling the :main drive shaft with said sleeve, a clutch member splined to the table driving shaft between the rapid traverse clutch and the sleeve for alternative engagement theredrive shaft, variable speed gearing connecting the v feed shaft with the intermediate shaft, a pluralityof gears fixed to the sleeve, and a plurality of gears slidable on the intermediate shaft and engageable alternatively with said sleeve carried gears.

- 6. In a machine tool having a bed, a knee verically movable on the bed, a saddle transversely knee, a rapid traverse clutch journaled in the knee and connected to said drive shaft, a table driving shaft journaled in the knee and extending from the front thereof in alignment with and in adjacency to the rapid traverse driving member, a sleeve surrounding the table driving shaft, variable speed gearing carriedin the knee and connecting the main drive shaft with said sleeve, adjusting mechanism for said variable speed gearing carried by the knee, a clutch for connecting the rapid traverse clutch member or said sleeve to the table driving shaft, and mechanism mounted on the table for controlling said clutch.

7. In a machine tool having a bed, a knee vertically movable on the bed, a saddle transversely movable on the knee, a table longitudinally movable on the saddle, and a tool mounted for operation on work carried by the table; a main drive shaft connecting the bed and the interior of the knee, a table driving shaft running from front to rear in the knee, 9. table driving gear mounted on the front endof said shaft, a splined shaft running from front to back and passing exter- 2,268,928 gearing connecting the feed shaft with said main directly meshing with the table driving gear,

gearing carried by the saddle and splined to said spline shaft, gearing connecting the saddle-carriedgearing' with the table to cause reciprocation thereof, a feed shaft running from front to 'back within the knee and geared to the main drive shaft, an intermediate shaft between the feed nally of the knee, a gear. on the spline shaft shaft and the table driving shaft, variable speed gearing between the feed shaft and the intermediate shaft and between the intermediate shaft and the table driving shaft, and control means carried by the knee for adjusting said gearing.

8. In a machine tool'having a bed, a knee vertically movable on the bed, a saddle transversely movable on the knee, a table longitudinally movable on the saddle, and a tool mounted for operation on work carried by the table; a main drive shaft extending from the bed into the knee, a table driving shaft extending from front to back within the knee, a rapid traverse driving member axially aligned with said table driving shaft andcoupled to the maindrive shaft, a sleeve sur-- rounding the table driving shaft, variable speed gearing coupling the main .drive shaft to the sleeve, a clutch movable to couple the table driv-' ing shaft either to the rapid traverse member or to the sleeve, a gear mounted on the front end of the table driving shaft, a splined shaft running from front to back of the knee, gearing connecting said Splinedshaft with the gear on the front end of the table driving shaft, and mechanismincluding a gear'carried by the saddle and splined on ,the 'splined shaft for transmitting table driving movement to the table.

, NEWMAN M. MARSILIUS.

ROBERT WM. OTT. 

